Telecom Egypt has agreed to amend the price it charges telecom operators to use its infrastructure. The move comes as forces in the industry shift in anticipation of the issuing of 4G mobile licenses and the expected entry of TE as the fourth mobile network operator. The state-owned company says it has agreed to let the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority to set new fees for third-party use of its infrastructure. In parallel, TE is asking the NTRA to negotiate the rate at which the fixed-line monopoly will be charged for using existing mobile network operators’ infrastructure when it launches its 4G services. Renegotiating fixed-line infrastructure use fees has been a major bone of contention between private telecoms and the state-owned operator for years, with TE repeatedly refusing to reduce prices. Al Borsa had a piece out last night quoting “sources close to the negotiations” as saying that the NTRA has completely overstepped its bounds as a regulator by negotiating on behalf of the company.